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Shynia Jones

Gender : Female

Age : 18

Race : Black

Date : 04/21/2021

Location : 2400 block S. Division Avenue

City : Grand Rapids

County : Kent

State : Michigan

Agency : Wyoming Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/21/2021, an officer from the Wyoming Department of Public Safety noticed a vehicle without a license plate near 44th Street SW and S. Division Avenue in Grand Rapids, which matched the description of a stolen car reported earlier that evening. The Wyoming Department of Public Safety is under the city of Wyoming, Michigan, not the state of Wyoming. The officer attempted to pursue Shynia Jones, who was driving the vehicle, but she did not stop. Shortly after, another officer spotted Jones' car and escalated a chase to between 80 and 90 mph. The officer began a pursuit but allegedly “called off the chase” moments before she crashed into another vehicle, then a boulevard median at high speed, became airborne, lost control, and collided with a light pole on the east side of the Street, killing her.
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It was later determined that Jones' car was not the stolen vehicle officers were initially looking for.

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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://wwmt.com/news/local/family-of-man-killed-by-hillsdale-deputy-call-for-body-camera-to-be-released
2. https://wwmt.com/news/local/body-camera-footage-shows-hillsdale-county-deputy-fatally-shoot-man-and-his-dog
3. https://www.rblaw.net/pressrelease-civil-lawsuit-filed-police-shooting-death-of-oscar-herrera
4. https://www.wlns.com/news/family-wants-hillsdale-county-sheriffs-deputy-fired-after-man-and-dog-shot-and-killed/
5. https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2021/10/mother-of-man-killed-by-deputy-files-lawsuit-against-hillsdale-county-sheriffs-office/
6. https://wdet.org/2021/10/15/family-of-west-michigan-man-fatally-shot-by-sheriffs-deputy-is-suing-over-his-death/
7. https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/family-calls-for-bodycam-video-after-deputy-kills-hillsdale-county-man/
8. https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/body-cam-shows-michigan-deputy-kill-leaping-dog-before-shooting-killing-upset-owner